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The Gentlemen overtake Qilin as ransomware listings climb to 2,894
A breakaway gang now leads the field after outbidding its rival for affiliates, while about two in three named victims employ 200 people or fewer
Attackers take three days on average to exploit new flaws, Rapid7 finds
Most of the high-severity flaws newly exploited in the third quarter needed no login or user action, and human operators rather than AI agents still chose the targets, according to the security vendor’s own data
SAP built its first system at ICI in 1972 and would not cut the price
Five former IBM employees wrote SAP’s first system at the data center of ICI’s German subsidiary and, by Hasso Plattner’s account, set out to build software for more than one customer. By 1974 SAP had 40 reference customers
SentinelOne opens services to partners and Wayfinder delivery to LevelBlue
SentinelOne wants resellers and MSPs to build services around its AI security products. But the managed detection service carrying its own name now has one global delivery partner, LevelBlue
Qilin and Inc ransomware crews break in through a Palo Alto VPN flaw
Palo Alto Networks fixed the GlobalProtect bypass in May. Its Unit 42 team now says ransomware operators are using it as a way in to virtual servers and backups, out of sight of endpoint tools
Used electric car values climb 14% on Autorola’s auction platform
Prices across all powertrains fell over the same period, and the cars coming to auction are older and higher-mileage as fleets and private owners hold on to them for longer
Tesla sells cheaper cars and banks on what drivers pay after the sale
Tesla’s third-quarter profit fell 43% as operating spending rose 39% and regulatory credit income slid. Its shareholder letter now ties future profit to software, services and its own fleet, which changes what a fleet buyer is paying for
Western Union picks Noah to pay out money transfers in stablecoin
London-based Noah will pre-fund, convert and pay out USDPT, the dollar stablecoin Anchorage Digital Bank issues on Solana, though neither company has named a launch date or fees
Microsoft’s AI poll points to a hiring gap at the bottom of the ladder
Microsoft’s new survey casts AI as a confidence gap between bosses and staff. But its sharpest finding is about entry-level jobs, where many employers say they are already tilting hiring toward experience
SThree gives Circle8 until 18 November to firm up a cash offer
Circle8 says a combination could bring gross revenues close to $3bn (£2.2bn), but no price has been disclosed and SThree's board has already turned down one approach
Finance leaders trust AI’s numbers but not the board’s timetable
AccountsIQ’s research finds 82% of finance leaders at firms with 20 to 500 staff feel rushed into AI. The holdup is not the output but the approvals and audit trails around it
Barclays unveiled a cash machine in 1967, then shared it with rivals
Barclays unveiled its robot cashier in Enfield on 27 June 1967. But it ran on paper vouchers and a £10 limit, and its reach came from a plastic card and a 1986 deal with three rival banks